# Accident 20210705012679A: Cessna 185, Kenny Lake, AK, July 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2021, 22:30 local time
- Place: Kenny Lake, AK
- Airport: Dees Air Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7318° N, 144.9436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7318&lon=-144.9436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185YT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185YT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210705012679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N185YT, C185, AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP AND THE LEFT WING GOT CAUGHT IN SOME TREES WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE TREES. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE,

INVESTIGATION: I (WAS NOTIFIED BY) (FSDO THAT THE ACCIDENT PILOT OF N185YT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.) THAT ON (7-5-2021) (AT KENNY LAKE ALASKA).

(THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES) WHEN HE FAILED NEGOTIATE A TREE ON TAKE-OFF RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FAA BECAME AWARE ON (7-7-2021).

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS (RCA): THIS ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO (LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND A PRE TAKE-OFF WALK DOWN THE RUNWAY IDENTIFYING HAZARDS INCLUDING THE TREE THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT ON TAKE-OFF ROLL)).

CORRECTIVE ACTION: (THE ACCIDENT PILOT) CORRECTED THE (SAFETY ISSUE) WHEN (THE INSPECTOR AND ACCIDENT PILOT CONDUCTED A COUNSELING EVENT EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF IDENTIFYING RISKS ESPECIALLY IN UNFAMILIAR AIR STRIPES.

COMMENTS: I USED (ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND COUNSELING) TO REGAIN (COMPLIANCE AND SAFE OPERATIONS). I (AM) SATISFIED THE CERTIFICATE

HOLDER?S CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FULLY ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED CAUSE(S) AND (HAVE )REESTABLISHED (COMPLIANCE AND SAFE OPERATIONS). I RECOMMEND NO FURTHER ACTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC21LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA053), Jul 6, 2021: Cessna 185 (N185YT), Kenney Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a tree during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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